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    Basel Region

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    The Basel region is located in northwestern Switzerland at the Rhine Knee, where Switzerland borders Germany and France. Its heart is the city of Basel, with its Old Town on the Rhine and one of the country's densest museum landscapes.

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    The Basel region is located in northwestern Switzerland at the Rhine Knee, where Switzerland borders Germany and France. Its heart is the city of Basel, with its Old Town on the Rhine and one of the country's densest museum landscapes.The region also includes suburbs like Riehen, home to the Fondation Beyeler. Thanks to its location in the tri-border area, you can quickly reach Alsace and the Black Forest from here. By train, you're in Zurich in about an hour.
    The Basel region is Switzerland's gateway to Germany and France. Basel itself, with its railway stations serving SBB, Deutsche Bahn, and the French SNCF, as well as the EuroAirport, is a major arrival hub. Those arriving by train from Germany often alight here for the first time in Switzerland.

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    Basel

    Basel

    Basel is located in the northwest of Switzerland at the Rhine knee, directly on the border with Germany and France, and is considered the country's art and culture capital. A well-preserved Old Town above the Rhine, world-class museums, and life by the river make the city a distinctive travel destination.Above the Old Town with its more than 200 fountains stands the red Minster; from the Pfalz behind it, you look out over the Rhine. On Marktplatz, the vibrant red Town Hall catches the eye. The Kunstmuseum Basel displays art from around 700 years, the Museum Tinguely features the machine sculptures of Jean Tinguely, and the Fondation Beyeler is located in Riehen. In summer, many Basel residents let themselves drift in the Rhine, and cable-guided ferries shuttle between the banks. In June, the Art Basel art fair takes place, and the Basler Fasnacht has been part of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage since 2017.

    Sights in Basel Region

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    Fondation Beyeler

    Fondation Beyeler

    The Art Museum in Riehen, just outside Basel, showcases works of classical modern and contemporary art, from Monet and Cézanne to Picasso and Giacometti, in a building designed by Renzo Piano. The park, with its lily pond, is part of the experience; Tram 6 runs directly from the city centre.
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    Augusta Raurica

    Augusta Raurica

    The remains of the Roman colony town near Augst are among the most significant Roman sites north of the Alps. You can see the theatre, temples, baths, and a reconstructed Roman house. The museum displays a large late Roman silver treasure.
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    Food & Drink in the Basel Region

    Basel Läckerli

    Firm gingerbread with honey, almonds and citronat, Basel's most famous souvenir.

    Flour soup

    The roasted flour soup is served for Fasnacht after the Morgestraich.

    Basler Brunsli

    Chocolate almond cookies, primarily baked for the Christmas season.

    Culture in the Basel Region

    Basel is situated in the tri-border region of Switzerland, Germany, and France, a position the area truly embraces. With over thirty museums, it boasts one of Europe's densest museum landscapes, hosting the Art Basel fair every June.Basel FasnachtThe Fasnacht begins at 4 AM on the Monday after Ash Wednesday with the Morgestraich and lasts exactly three days. Since 2017, it has been on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage.Roman CityAt Augusta Raurica near Augst, about 20 minutes from Basel, you can see the Roman Theatre and other remains of the ancient city.

    Exploring the Basel Region

    Basel has two mainline stations: the SBB station and the Badischer Bahnhof of Deutsche Bahn. The EuroAirport is on French soil; a bus connects it to the SBB station. The tram network extends to Germany and France. Hotel guests get a ticket for public transport in the city.

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    Basel

    Basel

    Basel is located in the northwest of Switzerland at the Rhine knee, directly on the border with Germany and France, and is considered the country's art and culture capital. A well-preserved Old Town above the Rhine, world-class museums, and life by the river make the city a distinctive travel destination.Above the Old Town with its more than 200 fountains stands the red Minster; from the Pfalz behind it, you look out over the Rhine. On Marktplatz, the vibrant red Town Hall catches the eye. The Kunstmuseum Basel displays art from around 700 years, the Museum Tinguely features the machine sculptures of Jean Tinguely, and the Fondation Beyeler is located in Riehen. In summer, many Basel residents let themselves drift in the Rhine, and cable-guided ferries shuttle between the banks. In June, the Art Basel art fair takes place, and the Basler Fasnacht has been part of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage since 2017.
    Mulhouse

    Mulhouse

    Mulhouse is the largest city in the south of Alsace, near the border with Switzerland and Germany. It is known for its industrial history and its museums, especially the Automobile Museum Cité de l'Automobile and the Railway Museum Cité du Train.
    Freiburg im Breisgau

    Freiburg im Breisgau

    Freiburg im Breisgau is situated on the Dreisam, at the western foothills of the Black Forest and on the edge of the Upper Rhine Plain, just a few kilometers from the French border. With an average annual temperature of 11.4 °C, it is one of Germany's warmest major cities, and the Albert-Ludwigs-University, founded in 1457, continues to shape its daily life.In the center stands the Minster with its 116-meter-high Gothic tower; surrounding it, you'll find the roughly one-square-kilometer Old Town with its Bächle, medieval city gates, and the market on Münsterplatz. The local mountain Schauinsland, standing at 1,284 meters, is even still part of the city area.
    Titisee

    Titisee

    The Titisee in the Hochschwarzwald is about 1.07 square kilometers and lies at an elevation of roughly 840 meters. It was formed by the Feldberg Glacier, whose glacial moraines now form its shores. It is fed by the Seebach stream, originating at Feldsee lake below the Feldberg; the water then exits the lake as the Gutach river.On its northern shore lies the spa town of Titisee, a district of Titisee-Neustadt. In summer, you can swim at the lido or on the sandbank, where water quality is regularly monitored during the bathing season.
    Eguisheim

    Eguisheim

    Eguisheim, on the Alsace Wine Route just southwest of Colmar, is one of the "Plus Beaux Villages de France". Its cobbled streets spiral around the central castle, lined with colorful, flower-adorned half-timbered houses. The Grand Cru sites Eichberg and Pfersigberg surround it.